GE 151 — Cartography I
BSc BSc Geomatic Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
History of Cartography; map scales and contents; symbolisation; introduction to map production; thematic and topographic mapping; generalisation; map layout; relief representation; map projections; Introduction to Survey Drawings - Basic Concepts and types; Basic Drafting - Construction of Grid lines; Lettering; Plotting – Details (offset and polar methods), longitudinal and cross sections; Contouring; preparation of site (cadastral) plans; Inking. Use of Microstation software.
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Year One
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- EE 152 — Basic Electronics
- ENGL 157 — Communication Skills I
- ENGL 158 — Communication Skills II
- GE 152 — Cartography II
- GE 158 — Introduction To Information Technology
- GE 161 — Basic Survey Principles
- GE 162 — Large Scale Surveying
- GE 171 — Applied Optics
- MATH 151 — Mathematics I
- MATH 152 — Mathematics II
- ME 159 — Technical Drawing
- ME 161 — Basic Mechanics
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